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N. E. CLARK. EXPANDED METAL MACHINE. APPLICATION mm MAR. 1. m1.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

UNITED STATES PAETENT OFFICE;-

NOBBIS ELMORE CLARK, F PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB TO ROBERT ALLYH, TRUSTEE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRANDED-METAL MACHINE.

1 321,090 f Specification of Letters Patent. touted Nov. 11, 1919. Application filed March 7, 1517. Serial No. 153,152.

To'all whom it may concern: the marginal and interior unslitted strips 65 Be it known that I, Nomus I Eimonr from lwtn'ocn tho. rolls 11 and 12 to the ring (ll-ARK, a citizen of tho United. States of 1:3. loiilcs such as 19 and 20 maly also be America, residing at Plninvillo, Hartford prwnh-il for directing the mesh work away 6 county, Connecticut have invented it new from the; opening mechanism.

and useful- Expamlcd-Mctal Machine, of 4 The riiutftui' thci-ulls 11 may be sup rted which the following is it specification. n hoxos such as 21 which are vert-ion y ad- M invention relates to a machineioi cxustahle. Similarly the shaft for the rolls 'pan slitted stock and is intended. par- 13 may be sup .6 in vertically adjustable 10 ticular y forthe expansion of a. fabric such boxes Bo lens 23 and 24 engage can as shown in Sheet 1 of my Patent No. ring 15. Ecch pair of rollers 23 and 24 is 930,350. The machine is claimed broadly carried by :I. woke 25 on the shaft 26 which in my Patent No. 1,146,558. has a vertically adjustable box 2'1 at each" 1 is a side view of a. machine cmand so that the pressure of the rollers 23 and IS bod the improvements of guy invention. 24 Ina be varied. The tension of the bands ig. 2'is it pmrtini section on the plane. of 14 an 17 may be adjusted by means of roll- M the line 2-52 of Fig. 1 ers such as 28 and 29.

gFig, 3 ion pcrtial section on the phme or .The sl tted stock is fed to. this openinwafi- I gu H f Fi 1, mechanism with the strands l of each .sli

to The stock to be treated is first slittcd for section inclined oi-whiny and toward the .34 15 feedingof the stock. The margina hand feeding mstanco'by mechanism as shown in my Patcenter of the slitted section." By-reaaon of 76 out No. 1,116,554: sothut it is made I? of the fact that the'nmrginal =md"1nterior un- 'jongitudinalgunslittcdstrips-connects by. shtted strips pass aro dgthegifigd flfi 3 iaactions slitt'eql (along lines. face f the rings 15 atthe is a'tuble'-with suits lo sidc gages for the centers. of he shttel;

receiving Hand 12 are nppei around.tl1econ'ospondmgly= unwe 8 .A .t 80 lowerrolls rfictively for engaging f the rolls 16, the slatted sections'are opened feodinfijghe st It is only n essary into mesh. work without buckling the strands the unshmd strips. and with but very lit-tle stmm f fl 8o lfi- -mre'pi esent-lower rolls space! apart metal or the ma'chme. The mili n was m5 and arranged on a shaft be um bedriven in any suitable nrlmner; 1155 w rolls 12. Rolls 12 and 13 are prefch -1m i H- bly nnecwd by bands or chains 14 for 1- In an expanded inetal inching-mm gunslittcd strips and assisti in the pairs of uppcr and lower rotary disks for parallel unslitted strips of a. paira' be wider than the others, as indicator tlally sl t-ted sheet in one plane, two more iiin i 3. to give a: more positive tractive au's ofrupper and lower rotary-members in 'f line respectively with the said rotary disks; Above each roll 13 is a ring or annular for; feeding out'said strips in a plane 40 member 15 which presses against the roll agart ruin the first plcncmni larotary morn- 13 and inlet) toward the roll 12 for guiding ber between said pairs of rotary numbers and holding the margincl and inter or unfor can the center of. a. slitted aedion out. of plane of said unslitted strips as r Between ewch two adl'acent lower rolls 1; y the stoc moves forward. 4% I crmnge an upper r01 16 which pro'ects '.--2.,"In an expanded metal two'T downwardly so as to carry the center 0 the ofupper and lower rotary disks jqr 109'- e slitteti section relatively away from the on Ming parallel unslitped strips of par-t slitted strips constituting the nun-gins oitlic tiall'y slit-toil sheet in o'ne lane, two more) slitted section. The band. or chain 17 pa$es oils of upper and lower rotary 'm mbersj 60 around each roll 16 and the roll 11 so as tc i'ne 'mspectivcfiywith'the aid w di k assist in directing and movin the centei for tcsflin oht said strilps in a. planespczlijofi a.

of theslitted swtion.= This ham also passes r m. from the first 9 no, a. mem around part of the upper face of roll 12.. A. ween; said p airs of rotary members for car guide such as 18 may be provided to direct vying the center ot s slitted section" the plane of said llll lll.t('\i strips a thr stock moves forward and trawling Iran-ls around corresponding lower rotary members.

3. In an expanded metal machine, two 5 spaced apart rotary annular na-mbers, rn-

tarv disks engaging said annular members, a. siaft passing through said annular members, an intermediate "disk on said shaft having one edge extending between sail-I rotary disks and means for fer-cling unshited strips of a partially slitted sheet. around an arc of said annular llllllllllt'ls while the oenterpf the slittetl section moves around a corresponding are of said intermediate disk.

4. In an expanded metal machine, a pluralityof'annular members, two sets of rolls ooactingtherewith for feeding nnsllttcd strips of partially slitted stock and rotating members eccentric to said annular members and projectin into spaces between the rolls of oneoj sai sets of rolls. In an expanded metal machine, a pluv rsli t of annular members two sets of rolls therewith for i umilitted h:

strips of partially slitted rotating members eccentric. to said annular members and projectin into spaces between the rolls ot-one'of said sets of rolls and ad ustably m ted supports for one of and sets of =6.'.In an metal machine, a pluof mm L -2.. '32s a 3" r'lliii W! 'or in east of partially slitted rotating fibers eccentric to said annular members v (.8125

into spaces betweentl e rolls sets of rolls and means-for A ssidapnular members toward one .3 pf .s'sid sets'M-iiolls. a

-17. In ui'fipanded metal machine, means a plurality of longitudinally I nnslitted strips of a partially .g. M:

indgfoedmg the some in one lsnefand'deflooting them all gradually into 9-45 a second plane and means for engaging the central portions of the slitted sections between 0' strips. and carrying the same gradually into a third plane arallel to but 'spaoed apart tpomthe secon plane to ex= lie-pond the m'eshwork, said engaging and ex- .p'snding means including continuous movng b nds. 8. In an ex .rslity of snnu ar members, two sets of rolls 68 therewith for feedin unslitted strips of partially slitted stoc rotating members eccentric to said annular members and projectin into spaces between the rolls of one of soil? sets of rolls and a band extending around corresponding rolls of the two sets of extending around a.

rolls and part of one face -of the corresponding ann'ular members.

9. In an expanded metal machine, alpluended metal machine, a pluralit-y of annular members. two sets of rolls reacting therewith for feeding unslitted strips of partially slitted stock, rotating manila-rs eccentric to said annular members and projectin" into spaces between the rolls of one. of saiil sets of rolls, a band extendinn, around corresponding rolls of the two sets of rolls and extending around a part of on face of the corresponding annular members, and a (lirec-tin' band extendin around oncof said sets oi rolls and around said intermediate rotating members.

10. In an ex mnded metal machine, a plurality of annul ar members, two-sets of rolls reacting therewith for feeding unslittcd strips of partially slitted stock, rotating members eccentric to said annular members and projectin into spaces between the rolls of one of sai sets 0 rolls, a band extending around corresponding rolls of the two sets of rolls and extending arouncla part of one face of the corresponding annular members, a directing bsnd-extendin around one or said setsof rolls and around said intermediate member-sand means for adjusting'the tension of'ons ofssid sets of bands.

' 1'1. In an ended-metal ins, splurality of annu 'r I .twosetsofrolls ooaetingf therewith stnps 0 partially members eccentric to'ssid and projecting into, ees be'tween'o'the rolls of one of sai fgetsfo rolls, ajbdndMding around corresponding rollsof :the two sets of rolls sndextsndmglaround a part o one e w members, a "directing aroiund onegif sets of d sai interm iate'members, an gdjicilst-ing the tensionof both of ssidsets of 1?. In a-n'expanded metal machine, a pinrality of man ar members, two sets of rolls enacting therewith for feedin unslitted strips of partially slitted stoci, members eccentric to said annular members and projectin into spaces between the rolls of one of sai sets 0 rolls, direct bands conneotin corresponding rolls of 0 two sets of rols and means for adjusting the tension of said bands. 1 3.An expanded metal machine, two ser es of rotary feed disks, the disks of each series being spaced a 'art from each other to receive the unslitte strips of a artially slitted sheet and draw the same mto the machine, two more series of rotary feed members arranfged to engage the same unthe stock and feed the slitted strips 0 of intermediate hearing faces arranged drawing the centers of the sections into a plane parallel to the plane and a series membeiswith their eccentric for slitted m embers n I delivery plane of the unslitted strips and stock onto said delivery, rails atitlggten mediate rotatin members for engaging the centers of slitte sections and carrying them into a lane parallel to the bearing faces of the de ivery, rails but spaced apart therefrom to thereby produce relative longitudinal movement and open the mesh.

15. In an expanded metal machine, a series of annular feed rings, a shaft extencl ing transversely of the machine, means for adplsting said shaft relative to said annular feed rings and two eeri'esof rollers carried by said shaft and engaging said feed rings and two seri s of rotating members coacting with said feed rings opposite said rollers.

16.- l nuanexpanded' metal machine, two

series of rotating members for engaging the unslitted strips of the partially slitted sheet and feeding the sheet in two more sets of rotating members for engaging the same unslitted strips to feed the sheet out. in a different plane, a series of intermediate rotating members for engaging the centers of the slitted sections and carrying them into another plane parallel to, but spaced apart from the delivery plane of the unslitted strips and guide bands ooacting with said intermediate rotatin members.

17. In an expande metal machine, means for engaging a plurality of longitudinally extending unslitted strips of a partially slitted sheet and feeding the same in one plane and deflecting them all gradually into asecond plane, said engaging, feeding and deflecting means including continuous moving bands,

and means for en g the central portions of the slltted sections between the a third planeiparallel to but spaced apart fronlrt the second plane to-expand the meshwor seams ELMORE CLARK.

"strips and carrying the same gradually into 

